Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| asking me questions / She / always / is |
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| what to say / I / know / never |
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| rarely / Tom / will / if you need it / help you |
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| always / at 8 a.m. / get up / I |
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| We / every other day / have / soup |
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| three times a week / I / go / to the gym |
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| very tired / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / am / usually |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| never / You / your car keys / find / can |
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| late / is / John / often |
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| eat / I / oranges / hardly ever |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / Does / win / always / Kevin |
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| every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| come / very often / My parents / to help me |
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| day in, day out / I / shopping / have to go |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| me / twice / phoned / she / Yesterday, |
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| saw / it / five times / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / some help with the homework / usually / They |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / feel tired? / often / you |
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| at home? / Do / usually / you / have lunch |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / rarely / She / listens |
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| to the hairdresser's / go / I / once a month / usually |
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| to the gym / you / every day / ? / Do / go |
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| I / once a year / usually / to the dentist / go |
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| can / They / listen / never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / dresses / in blue / She |
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| How / to the disco? / go / do / often / you |
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| in green? / Can / always / dress / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| pizza / for dinner / often / Mike / eats |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
